Graves’ inversion

March 6, 2020 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 5 Comments

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A thought experiment: what if career security in academia was inverted, and the positions of junior and senior faculty were reversed? Continue reading →

The new dubstep

October 20, 2019 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

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The same trends that characterise music genres also apply to science funding. Continue reading →

Hidden Value

August 22, 2019 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

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We’re absolutely delighted to announce that we have a first Opinion piece now online at eLife called “Hidden Value” – you can read it HERE.

Acknowledgement: This posting was suggested (and contributed to) by Jon Scholefield.

Good things come in small packages

May 19, 2019 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 2 Comments

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It’s here at last: hard evidence that small research groups do more original work. Continue reading →

Learning the lingo

January 28, 2019 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 2 Comments

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Should there be a kind of “jury service” for young faculty on grant funding panels? Continue reading →

Beating the odds

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment

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Should there be a handicapping system when it comes to the allocation of research funds? Continue reading →

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Graves’ inversion

The new dubstep

Hidden Value

Learning the lingo

Beating the odds